The European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) Romania launches the EUNIC Month of Literature, a celebration of books and writers from across Europe aiming to build an awareness of European literary heritage and inspire young people to love books.
The programme includes film screenings of adaptations of European novels, workshops for school students on writers from EU countries and winners of EU literary prizes, an urban poetry night, book exchanges, literary salons, translation workshops and more.
Our activities
| Date | Activity |
| Throughout October | "Spelling Bee" competition for primary school children, essay writing and public speaking contests for secondary school children, in over 150 schools in Romania |
| 16 October 2017 - 16 January 2018 | Reading competition for the British Council library subscribers |
Context
Taking part in the month of literature will be EUNIC members the Balassi Institute, British Council, Czech Centre, Délégation générale Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Embassy of Sweden, European Public Space, Goethe-Institut Bucharest, Institutul Cultural Român (the Romanian Cultural Institute), the Italian Institute and the Polish Institute.
Members of the public are invited to share their love of reading on social media, whether their favourite place to read, their favourite book or their favourite book character – all using the hashtag #EUcitesc.
There will also be platforms for the presentation of a survey by the National Institute for Cultural Training and Research into Romanian reading habits, which will form the basis of a panel discussion to take place at Gaudeamus book fair in November.
All information, including event notices and publicly accessible resources, will be presented on the EUNIC Romania Facebook page: www.facebook.com/EunicRomania.